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A Promenade at Carlisle House, Soho Square

Drawing
1775-1803 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval drawing in crayon entitled 'A Promenade at Carlisle House, Soho Square'. According to an old identification, the figures from left to right represent Mrs. Moss, two unknown gentlemen, Charlotte Somerville, Mary Townley, Maria Welldon, Harriet Montague, Dr. Johnson, Lucy Haswell, and J. R. Smith.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA Promenade at Carlisle House, Soho Square (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Crayon drawing
Brief description
Drawing in crayon by John Raphael Smith entitled 'A Promenade at Carlisle House, Soho Square'. Great Britain, ca. 1775-1803.
Physical description
Oval drawing in crayon entitled 'A Promenade at Carlisle House, Soho Square'. According to an old identification, the figures from left to right represent Mrs. Moss, two unknown gentlemen, Charlotte Somerville, Mary Townley, Maria Welldon, Harriet Montague, Dr. Johnson, Lucy Haswell, and J. R. Smith.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.35in
  • Width: 15.35in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Object history
A mezzotint engraving by J. R. Smith after this drawing was published on the 1st December, 1781. The subject has since been engraved by T. Hamilton Crawford.
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
512-1892

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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